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Will Hollisby recounts his fifty-seven years living in Charlotte, North Carolina. Topics include working as a landscaper for Charlotte Pipe and Foundry and for private homeowners in Myers Park; using trains, trolleys, and buses within Charlotte and to visit Gastonia and Mount Holly; and his family.

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Title
Will Hollisby oral history interview, 1979 May 22
Creator
Hollisby, Will, approximately 1903- interviewee
Contributor
Perzel, Edward Spaulding, interviewer
Date (Text)
1979-05-22
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (11:32) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
Will Hollisby was around 76 years old at the time of interview, which took place in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in South Carolina around 1903. He was employed as a landscaper for Charlotte Pipe and Foundry and for homeowners in Charlotte.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:1555
System Control No.
OH-HO0084
Subject (Person)
Hollisby, Will, approximately 1903-
Subject (Corporate)
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
Subject (Topic)
African Americans--Segregation
City and town life
Transportation
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Third Ward
North Carolina--Gastonia
Subject (Occupation)
Landscaping industry--Employees
Subject (Date)
1920-1980
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Ed Perzel WSOC Project on Twentieth Century Charlotte
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on reel to reel, duplicate audio analog cassette digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2016-05-05

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